I’m about my online and my offline hustles. You gotta do what it takes to make that money. In one of my other posts I mentioned how people don’t know the value of their own goods – and some people don’t know or are just too lazy to do some basic tech stuff to their iPhones. Well this is where Craigslist and getting on your local hustle comes in.
I recently got an iPhone 3G 16GB off of Craigslist for $375 . Do you know how much they’re going for on eBay? Around $500 to $600 if you jailbreak and unlock it. Thats anywhere from $100 to $200 profit. If you haven’t figured out what I’m getting at already then I don’t know what to tell you. There are many people who don’t know or just want to get rid of their stuff quickly. I know the general concern is - what if somethings wrong with it?
This is just where you have to be smart when you buy. Ask questions (is it still under warranty? How old is it?) – don’t get too excited when you see an unbelieveably low price – and don’t get jumped or jacked either. Heard about the Craigslist killer in Boston yet?
All you need is a little start up capital to buy them, the software to jailbreakand unlock it, and then the ingenuity to sell them and you’re on your way.
Here’s how to get started:
- Go to Craigslist.com and choose your City and State.
- Use the search bar on the left and type in: iPhone
- Look for steals/deals and give them a call.
- Meet them up – inspect – and make your decision.
I’m not going to tell you how to jailbreak it here but Google will definitely hook you up with that knowledge or you can always send me an email.
The other hustle I was thinkin’ about getting on is the iPhone unlocking service. It’s really easy once you get the hang of it.
Make sure you know the difference between a 3G and a 2G an 8GB and a 16GB. Do all your research before you spend a dollar so you don’t waste any money.
Why am I so late? Because I had a G1 and wasn’t interested in iPhones at all. I have to admit though – I’m falling in love with them.
*Update – 3GS are also out now too. This hustle is still strong and with the new iPhones coming out this summer it will only pick up.
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2 Comments:
did you ever run a Hustler website? I remember you from the anything black days, I ran and still am on stuffgirlslike, it is good to see that you are branching out.
I have done a lot of stuff on financial markets years ago, technical analysis does not work to well.
Fundamental analysis works but you need a diversified portfolio.
We should hook up one of thes days.
Good to see you are making a bit of dough. though you get me, man what is up with the yankee accents, English boy are two months in the states and they have Southern aaccents.
Please tell me about your offline hustles.
Man I did not know that you used to be a gooner ( Londoner), I am sorry you probaly supportefd Tottenham and their messed up ways.
Hey – I used to run hustlershome.com didn’t think I’d run into you here. I’ll be moving back to London soon. My accent changed a long time ago hopefully it won’t change again when I get back!
Technical analysis seems quick to bite you in the ass…but I’m still working on it and right now my offline hustles are nonexistent as I’ve been concentrating solely on some website that I’ll release here in due time.
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